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No. 614,874. Patented Nov. 29, |898.

v. LEFEBVRE & T. PoLluulN.

CHlMNEY CLEANER.

(Application ld Dec. y31, 1897.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICEc VICTOR LEFEBVRE AND TELESPIIORE POLIQUIN, OFLOWELL, MASSACHU- SETTS, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO ARTHUR LAVOIE, OFSAME PLACE.

' CHIMNEY-CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,874, dated November29, 1898. Application filed December 31,1897. Serial No. 665,135. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VICTOR LEFEBVRE and TELEsPHoRE POLIQUIN, citizensof the Dominion of Canada, residing at Lowell, in the county ofMiddlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Chimney-Cleaners; and we do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in chimney-cleaners.

The object of our invention is to provide a device of this character inwhich the chimney can be readily cleaned without great trouble, the sootbeing placed in aposition where it can be readily removed.

To this end our invention consists of the improved construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similarparts in both views, Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section,showing our improvement applied therein. Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

A designates a chimney having the usual central opening a and usual dooror fireplace opening d. An additional opening a2 is provided at thebottom of the chimney, said opening being kept normally closed by meansof the door a3.

In the opening a and connected to one of the walls of the chimney nearits top is mounted a pulley b, over which is adapted to b3 and handleb4, for rotating said pulley b2, l

said handle being located outside of the chimneys. l

Connected to one end of the rope b/ is a brush b5, formed preferably ofsteel, the periphery of the brush having the contour of the centralopening a. The opposite end of the rope b' is provided with a turnbuckleb, which is connected to the under side of the brush, thus forming acontinuous rope or 5o cleaned,and the mounting of the cleaner in thechimney permanently affording a means for cleaning the chimney at alltimes.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is- Thecombination with a chimney, having pulleys permanently mounted thereinnear the top and bottom; and means connected to said lower pulley andoperated from without said chimney, for rotating said pulley; a brushconnected to said endless band; and a turnbuckle mounted in said endlessband contiguous to said brush, to adjustably maintain the tension ofsaid band, substantially as described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of twowitnesses.

VICTOR LEFEBVRE. TELESVPHORE POLIQUIN.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH H. GUILLET, l WILLIE NEATON.

